caring, takes time to listen. Very thorough with his exams. Great bedside manner

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-Noreene Plott in Tallassee AL | Jan 29, 2016

I've been going to Dr David O'Neal for 15 yrs. He and all of his office staff are efficient, knowledgeable, educationed, kind & gifted!

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-Lynnette Burton in Chelsea, AL | Jan 21, 2016

Dr O'Neal is a very nice and thorough Dr but his nurse is the rudest human being I have ever encountered. I have only called his practice twice to ask a question about my care and she has been so unbelievably rude that I will never go back to that office again. I might have expected her to be rude to me if I had been rude to her first but I was nothing but polite with her

Background Check

Malpractice Claims not available

Medical malpractice is issued when negligence by a doctor causes injury to a patient. For example, a doctor may improperly diagnose, treat or medicate outside the standard of medical care. The three types of malpractice are: a settlement, an arbitration award, or a judgment.

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Healthgrades collects malpractice information from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. If your doctor has a malpractice claim, evaluate the information and determine if the action could potentially impact your quality of care. Sometimes multiple states report the same claim. If a provider practices in a state where data is unavailable, please reach out to your local state legislature to help make this data publicly available.

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Sanctions

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If a doctor has a sanction, it does not necessarily mean that he or she is a poor-quality doctor. Some sanctions are not related to medical care, and involve a doctor’s finances or administrative activities. Before you make any choices about changing your doctor, we recommend that you evaluate the doctor’s sanction information and determine how severe or relevant you think the sanction cause and action were.

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Healthgrades reports state and federal sanctions from the previous five years, except when a doctor's license has been revoked or surrendered. Healthgrades displays all actions for doctors whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered.

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Healthgrades collects sanction history from all 50 U.S. states. Physicians with a disciplinary action in one state may move to another state where they have a clean record. Since Healthgrades painstakingly compiles disciplinary action information from all 50 states, Healthgrades website will show if a physician has a disciplinary action in more than one state.

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Board Actions

Board actions are non-disciplinary actions imposed upon a doctor based on a complaint investigation. A patient or medical colleague may file a complaint with that state medical board or professional licensing organization, which then investigates the complaint. Board actions are intended to ensure that a doctor is able to perform safe medical and health care tasks.

Types of non-disciplinary actions include an advisory letter, a corrective action agreement, a limitation or restriction on the medical or healthcare tasks a doctor can perform, or a voluntary agreement by the doctor not to practice. A board action can also include a termination of a corrective action agreement or voluntary agreement, which allows the doctor to return to full practice.

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If a doctor has a board action, it means he or she has had a non-disciplinary action imposed upon him or her. It does not necessarily mean that he or she is a poor quality doctor. Before you make any choices about changing your doctor, evaluate the doctor's board action information and determine how severe or relevant you think the cause and action were.

How far back does Healthgrades non-disciplinary board action history go?

Healthgrades reports non-disciplinary board action history from for the previous five years, except when a doctor's license has been revoked or surrendered. Healthgrades displays all actions for doctors whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered.

For which states does Healthgrades collect non-disciplinary board actions?

Healthgrades collects non-disciplinary board actions from all 50 U.S. states.

Conditions Treated

All Headaches (incl. Migraine)

Alzheimer's Disease

Anterior Horn Disease

Ataxia

Autoimmune Diseases

Bell's Palsy

Brain Aneurysm

Brain Disorders

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Cerebral Artery Thrombosis

Cerebral Hemorrhage

Cerebrovascular Disease

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis

Chronic Pain

Concussion

Confusion

Cranial Trauma

Dementia

Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Difficulty With Walking

Diplopia

Dystonia

Epilepsy

Essential Tremor

Gait Abnormality

Headache

Herniated Disc

Hydrocephalus

Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy

Intervertebral Disc Disease

Low Back Pain

Meningiomas

Migraine

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Myasthenia Gravis

Myelopathy

Myoclonus

Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)

Parkinson's Disease

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Polyneuropathy

Polyneuropathy Due to Alcohol and Drugs

Post-Concussion Syndrome

Post-Laminectomy Syndrome

Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)

Restless Leg Syndrome

Seizure Disorders

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Disorders

Spinal Stenosis

Spine Disorders

Stroke

Syncope

Thrombosis

Torticollis

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Traumatic Brain Injury

Tremor

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Vascular Disease

Vertigo

Visual Field Defects

Education

Medical School

Med Coll Of Ga Sch Of Med

Graduated in 1980

Residency Hospital

Med University Sc Med Center

Languages Spoken

English

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